Object 120

Object 120

Object 120

USSR

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.0	8.0	8.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Tank destroyer

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Description

The Object 120 "Taran" is a gift rank V Soviet tank destroyer with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced late in Update 1.71 "New E.R.A.", made available on 29 September 2017.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour
• Cast homogeneous armour (Turret)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	30 mm (31-86°) Front glacis 30 mm (17-50°) Lower glacis	15 mm	10 mm (15-80°) Top 10 mm (5°) Bottom	30 mm (86°) Front 10 mm Rear
Turret	30 mm (1-68°) Turret front 30 mm (0-58°) Gun mantlet	15-30 mm (0-51°)	15 mm (14-21°)	30 mm Front 10 mm Rear
Armour	Sides	Roof
Cupola	15 mm	15 mm

Notes:

• Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick while tracks are 15 mm thick.
• Belly armour is 10 mm thick.
• Barrel ring around the gun is 100 mm thick.
• Structural steel boxes on hull sides provide 4 mm of protection.

Mobility

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	70	17	26.8	682	916	25.45	34.18
Realistic	64	16		425	480	15.86	17.91

Armaments

Main armament

152 mm M-69
Capacity			Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
22			-5°/+15°	±180°	N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	15.85	??.?	??.?	??.?	31.34
Realistic	10.71	12.60	14.8	15.3	18.00
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
152 mm APDS-FS	APFSDS	405	400	385	370	355	340
152 mm HE	HE	49	49	49	49	49	49
152 mm HEAT-FS	HEATFS	480	480	480	480	480	480

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Normalisation at 30° from horizontal	Ricochet
								0%	50%	100%
152 mm APDS-FS	APFSDS	1,710	8.0	N/A	N/A	N/A	+1.5°	76°	??°	78°
152 mm HE	HE	960	43.5	0.1	0.5	5,900	+0.0°	79°	80°	81°
152 mm HEAT-FS	HEATFS	1,000	35.0	N/A	0.1	5,852	+0.0°	65°	72°	75°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks for the Object 120.

Full ammo	Ammo Part	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	Visual discrepancy
22	Projectiles Propellants	1 (+21) 19 (+3)	4 (+18)	1 (+21)	No

Optics

Object 120 Optics
	Default magnification	Maximum magnification
Main Gun optics	X3.5	X7.0
Comparable optics	???

Usage in battles

The Object 120 performs best in all game modes as a sniper/support. This means finding a good spot overlooking the battle with some cover, and taking out enemies from long range. The Object's 152mm gun and it's shells are well suited for this purpose. The Object is armed with two main types of shells. The first is APDS-FS, a round that does less damage than the HEATFS, but is capable of going through almost all the armor of vehicles it can face, and it's extremely low shell drop, that which is comparable to the shell drop of top tier MBTs makes it one of the best shells to use at long range at it's BR. The HEATFS shell, however, has similar shell drop compared to other tanks of similar BR, but this disadvantage is compensated with a huge amount of explosives, almost equal to the HE shell, making the HE shell worthless, as when a HEATFS shell has that much explosives, the HEATFS starts acting more like a high-pen HE round. Both of these rounds have their pros and cons at long range, but both are very suitable.

One last thing to note is that while the Object 120 can be used at close range(not recommended), but not as effectively, it's reload is still slower than your enemies, even with it's 10 second autoloader, and the lack of a stabilizer makes quick shooting impossible. It is better to fight at range, where the Object's advantages matter the most.

Modules

Tier	Mobility		Protection	Firepower
I	Tracks		Parts	Horizontal Drive	152 mm APDS-FS
II	Suspension	Brake System	FPE	Adjustment of Fire
III	Filters		Crew Replenishment	Elevation Mechanism
IV	Transmission	Engine		NVD

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Very high velocity APFSDS round means "point and shoot" at typical War Thunder combat ranges - no need to account for projectile drop at range
• Outstanding armour penetration by HEAT-FS and APFSDS rounds
• Very good spalling effect from the kinetic energy spread and explosive mass from HEAT-FS round
• Good mobility for the size of gun
• Only Soviet tank destroyer with a turret

Cons:

• Weak armour - vulnerable to anything bigger than a heavy machine gun, and even those from some angles at short range
• Poor depression for main armament
• Low ammunition load
• All projectiles carried in rear of turret behind thin armour makes ammunition explosions very likely from turret hits

History

The Object 120 "Taran" was a tank destroyer developed after the USSR's conclusion that AP rounds from the T-10 and T-55 could not pierce the newest American tank the M60. The Object 120 (also noted as being the SU-152 "Taran") surpassed foreign tank destroyers with firepower and mobility at the time. The name Taran comes from its cannon which became the reason it wasn't adopted. The 125 smoothbore and anti tank missiles are the reason why the Object 120 was not put into production.

Media

Premium Vehicles - Object 120 "Taran"

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

• reference to the series of the vehicles;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] Object 120 "Taran": The Hammer of Tanks